This enormous former railway station once called the ‘Titanic of the mountains’ is now a luxury hotel. Check it out.

Canfranc Estación, located in the Pyrenees mountains in Aragon, Spain, was inaugurated by King Alfonso XIII in 1928 with French President Gaston Doumergue in attendance.

Passengers could travel via Zaragoza and Madrid in Spain to Lisbon, Portugal as well as France. 

However, the travel options were not available for long as Franco closed the border in 1936 and ordered the rail tunnel to be shuttered, per the Financial Times. 

It reopened five years later but the line was not well used and a derailment on the French side closed it permanently.

The railway station fell into disrepair after the line was abandoned in 1970, earning it the title of the “Titanic of the mountains.” The regional government of Aragon bought it in 2013 and has since spent almost $17 million on the building. 

Barceló says the Royal Hideaway Canfranc Estación will be an “important point of attraction for luxury tourism in the region”.

The luxury hotel opened its doors in February this year under the management of Barceló Hotel Group, a Spanish hospitality group. 

Rooms start at 149 euros a night, or about $165.

Two of the three restaurants are located in restored train carriages.

Eduardo Salanova and Ana Acín, the hotel’s gastronomic directors, head up the restaurants, bars, and library.

The “Royal Breakfast” concept is “committed to healthy, quality food with fresh and local products through an original and striking staging,” according to Barceló’s website.